Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-06-29
Correspondents Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

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CHESTER, June ia preliminary ex-
animation was held here last Thursday in
the case of j. Harvey Nicely, charged with
violating the. statute against dueIling, in
| challenging TO. McMurry to fights duel.
The defendant was bound over for trial at
| the Circuit Court, which meets here to-day.
| The following is the challenge, which was
| embraced in the affidavit of the prosecu-
tor:
AT HOME, June IA, 's7.
Mr.. J. O. McMurray-Sir: Your insolent
threats, taunts and challenges have been en-
dured in patience until to-day. Now you have
accomplished your end, and at the same time
found your match. take this method OF vim
dicating myself, and at the same lime give you
the privileges settlement has to be made, and
that at once. In answer to your last message,
I appoint tomorrow, 18th, at 8 o'clock, between
G. Hicklin and Mrs. Montgomery, each with
one witness, and to meet and settle the matter
finally without changing a word. have moth
ing to say in relation to fighting you, but Will
try and muster up enough courage to meet you
and to stimulate you, to say I believe you to be
a brag, a liar and an infamous coward. Yours
to the end. j. HARVEY NEEL?.
P. S.-Remember, I mean to have satisfaction,
and you may depend upon it. Have swallowed
your insolent messages as long as l INTEND TO.
The prosecutor also states in his affidavit
"that at 9 o'clock. A. M, on the 18th June,
1887, the said ]. Harvey Nicely was at the
| place named in his challenge armed with
q double-barreled shotgun loaded" He
also states in his affidavit that "he never
sent any messages, or made any threats at
| or toward the said j. Harvey Nicely, either
| verbal, written or otherwise" The de-
PENDANT in this action blames the prosecu-
tor for accomplishing his suspension from
the membership of Fishing Creek Church.
This led to the present difficulty between
| them. AS no case of a similar kind has
ever been tried in this county, it promises
to be the most interesting and important
case at this term of our Circuit Court.
The defendant in this action, as your read
ers will remember, was the defendant at
the late term of the Circuit Court in the
celebrated Moseley case. He was arrested
on the morning Of the 18th June by the
constable and Trial Justice McGill, on the
proposed duelling ground, armed n
ready for the fray. He and Mr.. McMurray
are both successful farmers in the neigh
borhood of Fishing Creek Church.
The County Commissioners were en-
gagged on last Tuesday in hearing the o.
~iections to a petition for an election in
Court House township, to subscribe $25, 900
to the capital stock of the Georgia, Carroll
ma and Northern Railroad Company. Maj.
| julius Mills headed the opposition to the
proposed subscription. The Commission
ers, after bearing all the fimsy objections,
decided IN favUf Of The petitioners and or
dered the election to be held on the 10th
of July. The friends Of the proposed rail
road are determined On carrying the elac-
ton.
A son of MIR. James Darby, of Lowrys-
Vile, died suddenly last week, at MI. Is
rael McNinch's, in our town. His death
resulted from congestion.
The closing exercises of the Chester
graded school were held on last Thursday
and Friday. The pupils passed an excel
lent examination in their different branch
es of study. They also acquitted them
selves in an admirable manner IN their
dialogues and Rotations. A pleasant
feature of the exercises was the broom
drill, by the following girls: Misses Lille
Hardin, Susie Chisholm, Annie Bennett,
Belle Clubhouse, Susie Atkinson, lda 20
hen, Maggie Simril, jamie Hood, Edna
Carroll, Annie Gill, Maggie McFadden,
Isabel Stringfellow, Ida Wachtel and Inez
Hunter. They executed the various move
ments with precision and promptness.
The farmers were blessed last week with
fine rains, and as a consequence are now
comforted with fine crop prospects.
Rev. DIR. Hemphill, of Louisville, KY,
preached an excellent sermon on Sunday.
night to young men. The example, OF
Daniel was held up to them as a model OF
Imitation in his faithfulness to his relig-
ious convictions, and u%nfinching discharge
of duty.
The Circuit Court met this morning,
Judge Norton presiding. Several bills
were handed out by the Solicitor to the
grand Jury and acted upon as follows: Inc
State VS.. Molly Gibson and Banks Wood
ward; arson true bill. Phil Craig, lar
ceny of grain from the field; true blii.
Same larceny of live stock, true bill.
VIM. Davis, petit larceny; true BILL. }:
Harvey Nicely, sending challenge to fight
with a deadly weapon; true bill. Nose
Dodds, assault of a high and aggravated
nature; true bill. William Wilson and
Eliza Wilson, larceny of live stock true
bill. Peaded guilty. Bob Gather n
Tom Romlin, petit larceny; true bill.
Pleaded guilty. VIM. Lee, grand larceny;
true bill. Pleaded guilty. Marcus Hey
man, assault and battery with intent to
kill true bill. Tried and found not guilty.
NJ.